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Tom McClintock: “Engaging in commerce is not a crime. You know, conducting gambling on sovereign Indian land is not a crime.”

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
Engaging in commerce is not a crime. You know, conducting gambling on sovereign Indian land is not a crime.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock defends the legality of commerce and gambling on sovereign land.

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